Attendance

Absence

After an absence, upon return to school bring a note from your parent or guardian or have them call before 7:45. Go to the attendance office to get a re-entry before going to 1st period. If you don’t bring a note or your parent doesn’t call, you are considered unexcused.

Excused Absence / Tardies

Parent / guardian must provide the school with a valid, written reason for an absence before it can be excused. A complete list of valid reasons for being excused according to District policy and state are listed in the student handbook. All other tardies to school will be considered UNEXCUSED including missed busses and oversleeping.

Unexcused tardies result in a lunch detention the same day, so think ahead.

*Anyone picking up a student must be on the authorized pick up list and bring photo identification.

School Closures

Emergency school closures due to bad weather or unsafe road conditions are announced on most local television and radio stations. The call numbers for local radio are: KOMO (AM 1000) KIRO (AM 710) KMPS (FM 94.1) KLAY (FM 1480.) You may also call 253-571-1000 beginning at 6:00AM for information. Sign up to receive email updates about school closures at www.schoolreport.org.